United Airlines computer failure causes widespread flight delays

A United Airlines flight takes off at Los Angeles International Airport.

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Flights all over the world ran into delays Thursday night because of a major glitch with United Airlines' computer system.

"Earlier today we experienced a system issue causing some flight delays," said a United spokesman in a statement. "As of 8 a.m. BST [3 a.m ET], we have resolved that issue and these flights are resuming. We apologize for the inconvenience."